Henry bailey



( Model-g) I-I. BAILEY. VENDING APPARATUS.

No. 402,644. Patented. May 7, 1889.

N. PETERS. PhuwLiihngnphar. Washlngioll, 0:1).

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

l HENRY'EAILEY, oENEw YORK, N. Y., AssIeNoE, EY MEsNE ASSIGNMENTS y Y To THE AUTOMATIC SELLING MACHINE COMPANY, or sAME PLACE.

vENDlNG APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 402,644, dated May '7, 1889.

Application filed January 7, 1889.

To all whom, it may concern.'-

Be it known that I, HENRY BAILEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VendingApparatus; and I do hereby declare lthe follow.

ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others ro skilledrin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to vending apparatus of 'the kind in which the deposit of a coin of proper denomination unlocks the Inechanism I5 and permits =a drawer or slide to be pulled out, exposing a single one of the articles of merchandise kept on sale.

It is further an improvement upon an apparatus for which I have already obtained LettersPatent, dated December 18, 1888, and numbered 394,904, which it resembles in principle, construction, and operation.

The invention consists in certain details of construction, which will be fully hereinafter described in connection with the drawings,

in which-` Figure l is a side elevation of all the parts necessary to a correct comprehension of my invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a cross-section of the coinchute. Fig. 4 is 'a detail of the coin-chute, and Fig. 5 is a detail of the :locking-stops.

It will be understood that the apparatus shown in the drawings is set in a box or case like that shown in my application referred to, said case having a vertical holderfor the packages of chewing-gum, cigarettes, or other articles, and a horizontal portion which incloses the mechanism and receives the money.

In the drawings, A is a plate which forms the top of the money-box, and is provided with iianges a--one on each side-which fit grooves in said box, as will be readily understood. This plate supports the coin-chute, which is above, and the locking mechanism, which is below, it.

The coin-chute B is mounted at the front end of the plate A, and consists of a casing, b, hinged to the plate Aat h', so that it may 5o be raised 'and thrown completelT back for vserai No. 295,599. modem purposes of inspection. Normally, however, vit is locked down on the plate by a pin, c,

which passes through a hole, c', in said plate, and two ears, b2, on the casing h, which enter slots formed in plate A. The flanges a are cut away, as at a', to admit the pin, which is of course inaccessible Ordinarily until the plateA is removed from the box.

The coin chute yproper is formed of two plates, b3 b4. A In the inner face of plate h3 is 6o lformed the angular or curved passage b5. The plate b3 has also a longlocking-stud, 196, which enters a hole, bs, in the adjacent plate b4, andv thus prevents displacement of the two plates. Secured together thus, the two plates are iitted within the casing so that the top of passage ?)5 registers with a coin-slot in the top of .the casing, while the bottom 'registers with ak slot, d, in the plate A. Studs e e may alsobe formedl upon the plates b3 b4, whichbear upon 7o the inner walls of the casing and prevent any side motion.

I shall now describe the locking and delivering mechanism, which, as before stated, is supported by and below the plate A.,

D represents a sliding bar placed immediately below the plate A. At its rear end it is connected by a pin, f, to a support, E, above the plate A and sliding thereon. A long slot,

e', is formed n the plate, through which the 8o pin passes, so that the part E may be drawn forward when the bar D is pulled out. It will be understood that the support E is normally within the vertical box which contains the packages of Inerchandise, such packages' 85 resting on the support and being drawn out one at a time as the support is pulled forward. The bar D is guided at its rear end by its connection with the support 4just described and at its front end by a separate guide, g, on the 9o plate A, and it has a coin-slot, h, normally in register with the slot d in plate a. It projects forward beyond the money-box, so that it may be readily grasped by the hand.

The sliding delivery-bar is locked bya pivoted lever, L, journaled in hangers Z on plate A, and weighted at the rcar, so that its forward end shall be brought close up under the coinslot in the deli'veryslide. Instead, however, of' locking the bar at the forward end, Ioo

as in my patent above referred to, I have devised a new form of lock, which will now be described. A hanger, 7s, projects downward from the sliding bar D. To this is secured a plate, k', carrying two stops, k2 k3. The stop k2 prevents any forward movement of the sliding bar until the front end of the locking-lever has been depressed by a coin of proper denomination falling upon it, when said bar may be drawn forward, carrying a single package or article of merchandise forward Within sight and reach. The bar is retracted to normal position by a spring, m, connected at one end to a hanger, n, and at the other to a pivoted arm, o, both armand hanger being connected to plate A. The arm o bears upon a pin, q, in the hanger k, and hence forces the slide D back when its front end has been. released after being drawnA forward.

The purpose of the auxiliary stop k3 is to prevent the possibility of the slide being suddenly drawn forward and missing the stopk?, and both stops have forwardly-projecting lips h4 and h5, Fig. 5, for additional security in this particular.

They rear end of the lever L may also be supported by a loop, p, of. wire, the latter being secured to the hangers Zand projecting backward under the lever.

Having thus described my invention, IY claim- 1. In avending apparatus, the combination, with an externalcoiwchute casing, of a pair ofremovable plates loosely held side by side Within suchcasing and` locked together, one

of such plates having a continuous recess formin g a chuteway, substantially as set forth.

2. In avending apparatus, the combination, with the hinged coin-chute casing, of a pair of removable plates loosely litted within the same, one of such plates being recessed to form the chuteway, substantially as set forth.

3. In a vending apparatus, the combination, with a box or case containing the locking and delivery mechanism, ,of a hinged or pivoted coin-chute outside of said box, substantially as described.

4. In a vending apparatus, the combination, with a box or case containing the locking and delivery mechanism, of an external hinged coin-chute and a locking-pin for locking said chute to said case, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with the plate A, having the slot e', of a slidingdelivery-bar, as D, and a support for articles of sale connected to said bar by a pinwhich passes through said slot andA sliding with saidiba'r, substantially as described.

6. The combination of thel sliding bar D, the locking-lever, and the double stopJc2 7c3, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination. of the sliding bar D, the locking-lever, and stops k2 k3, each having a lip, as k* h5, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof l' have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.y

HENRY BAILEY.

'Vitnesses THOMAS ADAMS, Jr., FREDK. J. HEIDEMLICH, 

